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Clearfield County Approves Six-Month Moshannon ICE Extension 2-1, Citing School Tax Base and Its Own Oversight

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The **Clearfield County Board of Commissioners** voted **2-1** on **September 22, 2026** to approve a **six-month extension** of the county's Intergovernmental Service Agreement with ICE and **GEO Group** for the **Moshannon Valley Processing Center** — the largest immigration de

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The Cascade Ledger — Recent additions

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